MAKE A WISH BD
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel, Tourism |
| Founded 📆 | 2017, 17 August |
| Founder 👔 | Sarwar Zahid, Khondker Saifur Rahman, Md Arifur Rahman, Pritom Das |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
Key people | Sarwar Zahid, Khondker Saifur Rahman |
| Services | Booking flights, visa service, hotels, holidays, Holiday package, FIT, GIT |
| Owner | Sarwar Zahid (50%), Khondker Saifur Rahman (50%) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
MAKE A WISH BD is a Travel & Tour Operator in Bangladesh, founded in 2017 [1] by Sarwar Zahid, Khondker Saifur Rahman, Md Arifur Rahman and Pritom Das. Headquartered in Dhaka, Bangladesh[2], the company provides Vacation & holiday packages, Cruise & adventure Packages, hotel bookings, all sorts of air tickets, VISA processing, and white-label services along with FIT, GIT for Corporate for their Incentive management trips. Make A Wish has offices in Dhaka, Rajshahi & Khulna in the country.[3]
The trips of Make A Wish are designed to take the stress of traveling abroad out of the scenario so that first-time travelers don't have to feel nervous about going on a trip by themselves. Make A Wish ensures a safety net which means that even if they get on the plane on their own, we are always in their pocket giving them the guidance they require to make it work overseas.[4]
History
The idea for Make A Wish came when the friends, Sarwar Zahid and Khondker Saifur Rahman spent their vacations in different travel destinations and they faced various challenges in those vacations. With the learning and mapping the variations, they stepped into Experiential Travel Agency in Bangladesh.
The meaning of Experiential is that the team only serves the areas where they have already visited with experience themselves and only serves that area to fulfill customers’ Experience. Initially started in a one-room office at Nodda area, Dhaka as a travel agency and struggled a lot to survive as a company.
Later on, references from family and friends helped, and a major turnaround came when the company reformed and started serving small travel agencies as B2B partnerships.
- In 2018, Make A Wish got registration under Joint Stock Companies & Firms of Bangladesh.
- In 2019, Make A Wish launched its online air ticketing platform Ticketkato[5]
- In 2019, June, Make A Wish became an Authorized Agent of Thailand Embassy & UAE Immigration to Submit Visa applications for Customers.
- In 2019 end, Make A Wish introduced, for the first time, a home pick-up and delivery service for VISA and other services in collaboration with D2D Solutions[6] Bangladesh.
- In 2021, Make A Wish launched, allowing users to book flights and tour packages via Telegram. Users can activate the autonomous interactive program by sending a message, and the booking bot will guide users through the end-to-end process.[7]
- In 2022, Make A Wish became the first Bangladeshi travel agency to introduce a complementary insurance facility for their customers, under which customers will get death and accidental coverage. [8][9]
Shareholding
Sarwar Zahid, Khondker Saifur Rahman, Md Ariful Islam and Pritom Das were the early investors in Make A Wish.
In 2020, Md Ariful Islam and Pritom Das left the company, and currently Sarwar Zahid and Khondker Saifur Rahman own the company with equal stake. [10]
Philanthropy
In 2017, Make A Wish was certified by Civil Aviation Of Bangladesh as a Registered Agency to operate.[11]
In 2018, Make A Wish became an authorized Reseller of Tirun Cruise for Royal Caribbean Cruise package selling.[12]
In 2022, Make A Wish became a pioneer to provide insurance coverage for all of their employees and their families in Bangladesh.[13][14]
References
- ↑ "TAMS::Travel Agency Management System". regtravelagency.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) - Search". www.toab.org. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "National Board of Revenue, Bangladesh".
- ↑ Desk, Star Business (2022-08-17). "Make A Wish, Chhaya sign deal to provide insurance coverage to travellers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "Ticket Kato". ticketkato.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "D2D Solutions- Your Service Assistant". www.d2dsolutionsbd.com. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "Make A Wish". Telegram. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ bvnews24.com. "মেক এ উইশ ও ছায়া ডট এক্সওয়াইজেড এর মধ্যে একটি চুক্তি সম্পাদিত". BVNEWS24 || বিভিনিউজ২৪. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ Bangladeshtimes. "ট্রাভেল প্যাকেজে ইন্সুরেন্স ফ্রি দেবে 'মেইক এ উইশ', চুক্তি স্বাক্ষর". BangladeshTimes. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ "Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms".
- ↑ "Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh". caab.portal.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "Cruises – Amazing Cruises and Cruise Deals | Royal Caribbean Cruises". US English Homepage. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ↑ "ছায়া ও মেইক এ উইশের মধ্যে চুক্তি স্বাক্ষর". dhakamail.com. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ "ট্রাভেল প্যাকেজে ইন্সুরেন্স সুবিধা দেবে 'মেক অ্যা উইশ'". Sarabangla | Breaking News | Sports | Entertainment. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
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